Pros and Cons of Blogs

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PROS:

• Students practice writing and reading skills
• Students are given a voice to share their thoughts
• Promotes reflection on knowledge
• Students can peer edit each other's blogs
• Parents can see what their children are working on in class
• Students can blog with other students outside of class in different grades and in different locations

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CONS:

• Blogs will need to be monitored for appropriate content
• Blogs may put students' work "out there on the Internet" for anyone to see
• Could be a problematic if required to work on out of school for disadvantaged or for learning disabled
• May be problematic for students who do not write well in the English language
• May be an issue for students without readily available access to computers or internet access